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Dancer in the Dark

In a world of shadows, she found the light of life.

2000★ 7.8 · 2K2h 20mDramaCrime

Overview

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

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Cast

Stellan Skarsgård
as Doctor

Peter Stormare
as Jeff

David Morse
as Bill Houston

Željko Ivanek
as District Attorney

Catherine Deneuve
as Kathy

Udo Kier
as Dr. Porkorny

Siobhan Fallon Hogan
as Brenda

Björk
as Selma Jezkova

Joel Grey
as Oldrich Novy

Cara Seymour
as Linda Houston

Jean-Marc Barr
as Norman

Paprika Steen
as Woman on Night Shift

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7.8/ 10

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Release date: 2000-09-01

Budget: $12,500,000

Revenue: $40,061,153

Runtime: 2h 20m

Genres

DramaCrime

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